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I made my son a quilt for his birthday and one of my male co-workers (a friend too) gave me THE hardest time about it. "Little boys don't want quilts! They want toys. when are you going to get him a real present for his birthday!?" It made me so sad, but of course he was just kidding. My 2 year old son, on the other hand, drug it around, asked for me to cover him with it, covered his stuffed animals with it, etc. He never verbalized that he liked it, but that was good enough for me. But now that he's older, he is brutally honest - isn't it great?!

Haha I am sure we are going to have lots of convos like that with our son (he is just barely shy of 2 right now). Just this morning, the hubby was getting ready for work, and Cullen was babbling away--- whatever he is saying is real to him because he says the same "sentences" over and over... So hubs says "English! No baby talk!" and Cullen says "No!" Shaine-"English!" Cullen- "No!" and they went back and forth like that for a few rounds before Cullen got frustrated, raised his hands over his head, and yelled a big long line of babble, ending with a "No, Dad!"

Ok, kids are cute like that....Isn't so weird that babies change so quickly within a couple of months? I love the 1 month old pic of her sleeeping with her mouth open :-) I have quite a few of those of my son. Hilarious!!

How fun to spend time with your niece and nephew Julie! I just helped my niece celebrate her 9th birthday - so fun. You are really a celebrity now - your name is ALL over the place! Congratulations and well deserved!

So very good ... truly made me chuckle :). My girls are 4 and 6 and each year for their birthdays (at least until Em turned 6) I did a one picture a month collage for the precious year. I've 5 years for Emily and so far 4 on Abbie. Priceless!

Such cute kids! And I sure get the conversation style. My youngest granddaughter is 2 1/2. A few weeks ago we were all at the ice cream store and I got something with nuts in it. Everyone else gave her a taste but because of the nuts I couldn't. Her Mom laughed and said "Annika, did Nana do it on purpose?" For a few days she kept saying, "And Nana did it on purpose!"And now I'm wondering what you've made out of the wedges?

Children are definitely funny! I just kept my niece (2) and nephew (5) for three days. It's always interesting....my nephew asked me why my one room (craft room that is rather small) had so much junk in it (that one hurt my feelings a bit...I try very hard to be organized but often fall off the wagon very quickly)...and when I was telling him that I wanted to make sidewalk paint and go out and paint on the sidewalk he told me it sounded kind-of boring.

Of course, two days after they were home my SIL e-mailed to tell me that the day care provider told her that he kept talking and talking about the sidewalk painting...go figure :-)

Thanks for the great convos between you & your nephew - they gave me a much needed chuckle. My neice is just over 2 & everything is 'yes' right now - doesn't matter what you ask its always 'yes'. Thank God for little kids.

I just started following you a couple of days ago, and hadn't connected the dots. You are a fellow EQr! Love the toddler story. And no matter what your nephew says, it is obvious he does like his quilt! And yes, boys do love quilts. I just finished one for the boy in my life, and he drags it around everywhere he goes! Warm greetings from Quito, Ecuador.